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Jaimie
Super May 2014

My brother's bro date.

Jaimie, on March 9, 2014 at 4:09 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 12

I gave my perpetually single little brother a plus one along with all the other single people in our wedding party. I figured he would bring a female friend or find a date to bring. My brother's a good looking guy so I don't think he'll have a hard time. Now he is telling me that he might be bringing one of his guy friends to our wedding as his date. Am I wrong to think this would be weird?

My brother is 23, and still has a frat boy mentality to him. I don't really like the way he acts when he's around his friends. I can just see them playing wing men at the bar, hitting on my single friends, and referring to them as cougars. My fiance thinks that it should be common knowledge that, unless you are gay, you bring a member of the opposite sex as your date to a wedding.

12 Comments

Latest activity by KM, on March 9, 2014 at 5:39 PM
  • KristenMeowza
    Master October 2014
    KristenMeowza ·
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    I think you should let him bring whoever he wants. If he feels more comfortable with one of his guys friends, rather than bringing a girl he barely knows then let him do that. Who knows, he might surprise you. Maybe having a couple "wing men" there would be fun. Smiley smile

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  • Starlight
    VIP August 2014
    Starlight ·
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    You gave him a plus one. It's his choice how he uses it. End of story.

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  • Kyle
    Super May 2019
    Kyle ·
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    I don't think you should be concerned. He and a one friend will be comfortable together, but aren't likely to act the way they do around their frat friends when so few of those types are there. While you may feel it's common knowledge to bring someone of the opposite sex to the wedding, you could argue that it's common knowledge that you only bring a very close date (not a casual date) to those types of events. Why would he want someone he isn't serious with to meet your entire family?

    It is in everyone's best interest for everyone at the wedding to have fun. Let him enjoy the wedding the way he sees fit, unless he causes issues. Don't create issues for yourself! Smiley smile

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  • KT-V
    VIP April 2014
    KT-V ·
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    At least he's not bringing some random slut/bitch.

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  • Eleanor
    VIP October 2014
    Eleanor ·
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    Honestly I think you're fiancé is being a bit of a jerk. You gave him a plus one, he can bring whoever he wants.

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  • Jaimie
    Super May 2014
    Jaimie ·
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    I hope you're right about him acting better for the wedding Kyle. He is usually nasty to me around his friends. Most of his guy friends are real snobs. He's much sweeter when his female friends are around. Maybe I need to give him a talking to about how he treats me if he's going to bring one of the guys.

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  • B
    Master December 2015
    BunnyLove ·
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    You gave him a plus one. You don't get to dictate who his guest is or how he and his guest are to behave.

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  • Theresa Beale
    Master November 2014
    Theresa Beale ·
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    I think the point of a plus one is to bring someone you enjoy spending time with. Honestly, he's in the wedding party and I am sure he knows plenty of people that will be at your wedding. If he wasn't in a serious relationship; I wouldn't have given him a plus one. As you did give him a plus one, you will need to let go. There's nothing to say that even if he brought a girl with him, he would be any better than by him bringing a male friend. Plus at least if its a friend, maybe it will be a friend you know as opposed to some random stranger he is bringing to your wedding.

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  • MissMadeline
    Master June 2014
    MissMadeline ·
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    You extended a "plus one," not a "plus one that only I can approve of."

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  • Stephanie
    Master November 2014
    Stephanie ·
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    When you give someone a plus one, you give your guest the right to bring whomever they want. I'm sure it'll be fine.

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  • Staci
    VIP July 2014
    Staci ·
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    I am sure it will be fine. I am sure you will be so into the wedding and everything going on that day that you probably wont even notice.

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  • KM
    Master March 2015
    KM ·
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    I know how frat guys can be...I'm marrying one. You just have to take their behavior with a grain of salt. Have a thick skin and don't let it ruin your day.

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